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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German hūfe, from Old High German hūfo, from Proto-Germanic *hūpô. Cognate with German Haufen.
Noun
haufen m (plural haufen, diminutive hòifle) (Sette Comuni)
- heap, pile
- quantity, number
An haufen haazen zeint khènt galast àus bor de jaagar.- A number of hares have been released for the hunters.
References
- “haufen” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo